Slimdown10 – turn Windows 10 22H2 or LTSC 2021 into classic/legacy Windows

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I often perform image version conversion, which usually involves copying and replacing files, and then modifying the key using DISM.

 

Okay, here's my personal take on this issue. Here's (for example) a piece of code that implements this idea in my tool script:

Spoiler

Code:

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echo.
echo ============================================================
echo == Export WIM image: "%WIMName%" to folder directory ==
ECHO ============================================================
If not "%WIMName%"=="" (
if exist "%~dp0Data\Temp" rd /s /q "%~dp0Data\Temp" >nul 2>&1
mkdir "%~dp0Data\Temp"
move /y "%~dp0*.wim" "%~dp0Data\Temp" >nul 2>&1
)

echo.
echo ============================================================
echo == Mounting image with index 1 on directory ==
echo ============================================================
"%DISM%" /English /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:"%~dp0Data\Temp\install.wim" /Index:1 | find /i "Name :"

If exist "%~dp0Data\Temp\Mount" rd /s/q "%~dp0Data\Temp\Mount"
mkdir "%~dp0Data\Temp\Mount"
"%DISM%" /English /Mount-Wim /WimFile:"%~dp0Data\Temp\install.wim" /index:1 /MountDir:"%~dp0Data\Temp\Mount"
if !errorlevel! neq 0 (
echo [ERROR] Failed to mount install.wim
pause
exit /b
  )
echo.
echo [OK] install.wim mounted successfully.

if "%Сonversion%"=="1" (
echo.
echo == Removing Professional Edition ==
"%DISM%" /english /scratchdir:"%~dp0Data\Temp" /image:"%~dp0Data\Temp\Mount" /apply-unattend:files\100.xml
for /f "tokens=4 delims= " %%x in ('dism /english /scratchdir:"%~dp0Data\Temp" /image:"%~dp0Data\Temp\Mount" /get-currentedition ^| findstr /i /C:"Current Edition :"') do (set Current=%%x)

echo.
echo == Copy the files from the image ==
xcopy "%~dp0Data\Addons\skus\IoTEnterpriseS" "%~dp0Data\Temp\Mount\windows\system32\spp\tokens\skus\IoTEnterpriseS" /i

echo.
echo == Resetting base ==
"%DISM%" /english /scratchdir:"%~dp0Data\Temp" /image:"%~dp0Data\Temp\Mount" /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup /resetbase

del /q "%~dp0Data\Temp\Mount\Windows\WinSxS\Backup\." >NUL 2>&1
del /q "%~dp0Data\Temp\Mount\Windows\WinSxS\ManifestCache\." >NUL 2>&1
del /q "%~dp0Data\Temp\Mount\Windows\System32\Recovery\." >NUL 2>&1

"%~dp0Data\Tools\%HostArchitecture%\wimlib-imagex" optimize install.wim
"%~dp0Data\Tools\%HostArchitecture%\wimlib-imagex.exe" info install.wim 1 --image-property NAME="" --image-property DESCRIPTION="" --image-property FLAGS="" --image-property DISPLAYNAME="" --image-property DISPLAYDESCRIPTION=""
"%~dp0Data\Tools\%HostArchitecture%\wimlib-imagex.exe" info install.wim 1 --image-property NAME="Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC" --image-property DESCRIPTION="Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC" --image-property FLAGS="%Current%" --image-property DISPLAYNAME="Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC" --image-property DISPLAYDESCRIPTION="Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC"
)

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Let's continue everything related to "Windows 11" in this topic.

 

@sainfo , @bendeyar , @wuliyen , @rayman95
you are still discussing Windows11, have you not read Post #2393
all Windows11 material has been moved to its own specific thread
the last 7 posts should all have been placed there, dont you think?

 

I have post before the thread move..and they answer